Stosur storms into French Open third round

TENNIS: SAM Stosur refuses to be seduced by opportunity after the Queenslander stormed into the French Open's third-round, extending her winning streak to seven.

Now an emerging favourite in a depleted top half of the draw after a clinical 6-2 7-6 (8-6) over Belgian Kirsten Flipkens, Stosur is wary of Bethanie Mattek Sands, her next opponent.

With world No 1 Angelique Kerber and dual Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova eliminated from her quarter, Stosur is increasingly favoured to reach her fifth Roland Garros semi-final.

But she's not buying the hype.

"To be honest, I still haven't seen the draw. I obviously know that Petra just lost and now I play Bethanie," she said.

"But, look, I've got to play my next opponent no matter who it is.

Stosur at Roland Garros in ParisTATYANA ZENKOVICH

"I know Bethanie is going to be tough, as well. She's in the third round, so she's obviously playing well. And she's going to be another one of those opponents that doesn't necessarily play like most of the girls on tour.

"She will come into the net, she's going to try and play big, she'll do a few different things.

"Again, I will probably be focused on what I want to be doing and stick to that and try and do it as best we did."

With victory last week in Strasbourg and four previous deep runs here, US Open winner Stosur is shaping promisingly to deliver a second major title.

Kvitova was rolled 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) by qualifier Mattek-Sands, further opening up the draw, while dangerous Ekaterina Makarova also perished.